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Trash heroes and scavenger apps battle Bali's 'garbage emergency'

...1-nation forum, has put the cost to the region's tourism, fishing and shipping industries at about $1.3 billion per year. Stung by criticism, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo—who has targeted "10 new...

24 Jul 2018

Trash heroes and scavenger apps battle Bali's 'garbage emergency'

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate passport, anyone?

...15, over 90 per cent of households in Kiribati and Tuvalu were affected by floods, storms and irregular rain. Researchers found that 12 per cent of the people moving homes in these island nations are ...

17 Dec 2018

Climate passport, anyone?

News / Carbon & Climate

Staying safe from climate risks makes financial sense, says new commission

...17 countries, from China and India to Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, Costa Rica and Canada. Among other goals, it will explore how to raise the money and build the political will required ...

17 Oct 2018

Staying safe from climate risks makes financial sense, says new commission

News / Waste

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

...11th top city destination in 2017, with 11.6 million international arrivals, according to global research company Euromonitor International. To cope with the environmental impacts of this influx, near...

8 Feb 2019

'Water from air' aims to turn back Thailand's tide of plastic

Opinion / Waste

Why was there single-use plastic at this zero waste event in the Philippines?

...14. It promotes the designing and managing of products and processes to eliminate waste. While it was commendable for the city to highlight waste management among its priorities, some details in the e...

7 Feb 2019

Why was there single-use plastic at this zero waste event in the Philippines?

News / Carbon & Climate

Scientists warn that the time to act is now

...1.5°C and 2°C degrees of warming. This year’s IPCC Special Report on 1.5oC has shown that the magnitude and risk of a range of climate change impacts increase significantly between 1.5°C and 2°C. 4. T...

12 Dec 2018

Scientists warn that the time to act is now

The view from Dan Wells' office at The Shard, Central London.

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why sustainable investing is the best job ever

...12. As I have subsequently found out, a career in sustainable investing is the best job. Ever. Here are five reasons why. 1. Purpose In August 2018 the news was full of record temperatures across Euro...

13 May 2019

Why sustainable investing is the best job ever

News / Policy & Finance

Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place

...11 billion by the end of this century. Moreover, as can be seen from the chart, many developing countries such as Brazil, China and a number of African nations have already switched to a low-fertility...

8 Jan 2019

Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place

News / Food & Agriculture

Bangladesh bans sea fishing for all, affecting half a million people

...10.7 per cent, while the artisanal fishing catch grew by 1.06 per cent. Ban stays in place Despite the protests the ban has remained in place. More than three weeks into the ban, local government offi...

24 Jun 2019

Bangladesh bans sea fishing for all, affecting half a million people

Press Releases / CDL and DBS

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

...100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (since 2010) and Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (since 2011). For more information on CDL, please visit www.cdl.com.sg. For more information on CDL&r...

11 Sep 2019

CDL and DBS set benchmark on innovation-focused financing for sustainable development

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Going full circle for growth and the planet

...1 trillion in material cost savings by 2025. The benefits for Asia and the Pacific would be huge. But to make this happen, the region needs to reconcile its need for economic growth with its ambition ...

5 Oct 2018

Going full circle for growth and the planet

Research / Eco-Business

Mars: Sustainable in a Generation Asia Pacific Dialogue

...1 billion plan, first announced in September during the United Nations General Assembly Week and Climate Week in New York, aligns with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the global commun...

5 Feb 2018

Mars: Sustainable in a Generation Asia Pacific Dialogue

News / Food & Agriculture

How to tackle Malaysia's hidden hunger epidemic

...10 per cent per annum since 1970s, leading to a remarkably low poverty rate. But a 2018 study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) reveals a high rate of malnutrition despite a supposedly h...

14 May 2018

How to tackle Malaysia's hidden hunger epidemic

Opinion / Energy

Renewables in Southeast Asia: Subsidies not required, thanks

...1.1 billion people around the world still lack access to electricity after more than 100 years of coal-fired power. No, intermittency is not an issue with renewables. Solar and wind can be combined (o...

18 Mar 2019

Renewables in Southeast Asia: Subsidies not required, thanks

News / Energy

Western governments and philanthropists pump $20m into Southeast Asian clean energy

...100 MW to total generation capacity in 2011, rising to 3.5 GW and 1.1 GW, respectively in 2016. Large hydropower has contributed up to 75 per cent but dam breaches that endanger communities have raise...

3 Oct 2018

Western governments and philanthropists pump $20m into Southeast Asian clean energy

Can smart technology make cities better place for the elderly?

News / Green Buildings

How can smart buildings help an ageing Asia?

...14 per cent and save US$140,000 in energy bills a year by analysing the data it had collected, shared Haps Dhillon, general manager of EcoEnergy, which worked on the project. The company operates a pr...

2 Oct 2018

How can smart buildings help an ageing Asia?

Press Releases / Olam International

Re-imagining Olam: New six-year strategy to create value from tomorrow’s consumer landscape

...19-2024 presentation lodged on SGXNET on January 25, 2019. Olam will host a webcast on January 25, 2019 at 10.30 am SGT. To access the webcast or download the presentation materials, go tohttps://www...

25 Jan 2019

Re-imagining Olam: New six-year strategy to create value from tomorrow’s consumer landscape

Opinion / Waste

Why was there a stranded sperm whale in Wakatobi, Indonesia?

...115 plastic cups (750g), 19 pieces of hard plastic (140g), four plastic bottles (150g), 25 plastic bags (270g), one nylon sack (200g), and more than 1,000 pieces of plastic raffia string (3,260g), tot...

30 Nov 2018

Why was there a stranded sperm whale in Wakatobi, Indonesia?

News / Carbon & Climate

Australian rain proves fiercer than expected

...1966-1989 and 1990-2013 at data for daily and hourly rainfall – which should record the most intense downpours—from more than 100 weather stations. Between the two periods, global average temperatures...

12 Aug 2018

Australian rain proves fiercer than expected

News / Corporate Responsibility

Lonely Planet founder wants to change the world through business

...10 million pounds ($13.40 million)to educate a new generation of leaders to lend their business skills to development issues. "If you're pushing entrepreneurship, it's the developing world where we wo...

20 Jun 2018

Lonely Planet founder wants to change the world through business

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